topic Re: Connect pci serial card to vm in ESXi Discussions https://communities.vmware.com/t5/ESXi-Discussions/Connect-pci-serial-card-to-vm/m-p/388555#M25157 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Hi ploslu,</P><P>While you <A href="https://pubs.vmware.com/vsphere-50/index.jsp?topic=%2Fcom.vmware.vsphere.vm_admin.doc_50%2FGUID-95F75E85-1944-4FE7-A909-66E920682312.html">do have a setting</A> that should enable you to use a host attached serial port I have not heard of anyone who had it working. I think it would be easier for you to use a <A href="http://www.experts-exchange.com/Software/VMWare/A_9349-HOW-TO-Add-and-Connect-a-USB-Device-to-a-Virtual-Machine-hosted-on-VMware-vSphere-Hypervisor-ESX-4-1-ESXi-4-1-ESXi-5-0.html">serial port over USB</A>, use <A href="http://kb.vmware.com/kb/1010789">VT-d</A> or a network connected serial device.</P><P></P><P>Lars</P></BODY></HTML> Fri, 13 Feb 2015 10:40:36 GMT larstr 2015-02-13T10:40:36Z Connect pci serial card to vm https://communities.vmware.com/t5/ESXi-Discussions/Connect-pci-serial-card-to-vm/m-p/388553#M25155 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Hi,</P><P>I wanna connect PCI serial card to VM, but I don't wanna to use 'PCI Passthrough' mode. It is possible to do that in any way?</P></BODY></HTML> Mon, 15 Oct 2012 10:47:59 GMT https://communities.vmware.com/t5/ESXi-Discussions/Connect-pci-serial-card-to-vm/m-p/388553#M25155 pioslu 2012-10-15T10:47:59Z Re: Connect pci serial card to vm https://communities.vmware.com/t5/ESXi-Discussions/Connect-pci-serial-card-to-vm/m-p/388554#M25156 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>@pioslu....</P><P>- May i know,which driver you are using for that?</P></BODY></HTML> Fri, 13 Feb 2015 06:07:43 GMT https://communities.vmware.com/t5/ESXi-Discussions/Connect-pci-serial-card-to-vm/m-p/388554#M25156 Ronil333 2015-02-13T06:07:43Z Re: Connect pci serial card to vm https://communities.vmware.com/t5/ESXi-Discussions/Connect-pci-serial-card-to-vm/m-p/388555#M25157 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Hi ploslu,</P><P>While you <A href="https://pubs.vmware.com/vsphere-50/index.jsp?topic=%2Fcom.vmware.vsphere.vm_admin.doc_50%2FGUID-95F75E85-1944-4FE7-A909-66E920682312.html">do have a setting</A> that should enable you to use a host attached serial port I have not heard of anyone who had it working. I think it would be easier for you to use a <A href="http://www.experts-exchange.com/Software/VMWare/A_9349-HOW-TO-Add-and-Connect-a-USB-Device-to-a-Virtual-Machine-hosted-on-VMware-vSphere-Hypervisor-ESX-4-1-ESXi-4-1-ESXi-5-0.html">serial port over USB</A>, use <A href="http://kb.vmware.com/kb/1010789">VT-d</A> or a network connected serial device.</P><P></P><P>Lars</P></BODY></HTML> Fri, 13 Feb 2015 10:40:36 GMT https://communities.vmware.com/t5/ESXi-Discussions/Connect-pci-serial-card-to-vm/m-p/388555#M25157 larstr 2015-02-13T10:40:36Z Re: Connect pci serial card to vm https://communities.vmware.com/t5/ESXi-Discussions/Connect-pci-serial-card-to-vm/m-p/388556#M25158 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Hi,</P><P></P><P>I don't think you have an option to connect the PCI without using the passthrough feature. </P><P></P><P></P><P>Regards,</P><P>Ram.</P></BODY></HTML> Fri, 13 Feb 2015 12:38:06 GMT https://communities.vmware.com/t5/ESXi-Discussions/Connect-pci-serial-card-to-vm/m-p/388556#M25158 Ram8 2015-02-13T12:38:06Z